1.Evolution and genetic variation of HA and NA genes of H1N1 influenza virus in Shanghai, 2024
Lufang JIANG ; Wei CHU ; Xuefei QIAO ; Pan SUN ; Senmiao DENG ; Yuxi WANG ; Xue ZHAO ; Jiasheng XIONG ; Xihong LYU ; Linjuan DONG ; Yaxu ZHENG ; Yinzi CHEN ; Chenyan JIANG ; Chenglong XIONG ; Jian CHEN
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2025;37(9):719-724
ObjectiveTo analyze the evolutionary characteristics and genetic variations of the HA (hemagglutinin) and NA (neuraminidase) genes of influenza A(H1N1) viruses in Shanghai during 2024, to investigate their transmission patterns, and to evaluate their potential impact on vaccine effectiveness. MethodsFrom January to October 2024, throat swab specimens were collected from influenza like illness (ILI) patients at 4 hospitals in Shanghai. Real-time fluorescence ploymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used for virus detection and isolation of H1N1 influenza viruses. Forty influenza A(H1N1) virus strains were sequenced using Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform, followed by phylogenetic analyses, genetic distance analysis, and amino acid variation analyses of HA and NA genes. ResultsPhylogenetic tree of the HA and NA genes revealed that the 40 influenza A(H1N1) virus strains circulating in Shanghai in 2024 exhibited no significant geographic clustering, with a broad origin of strains and complex transmission chains. Genetic distance analyses demonstrated that the average intra-group genetic distances of HA and NA genes among the Shanghai strains were 0.005 1±0.000 6 and 0.004 6±0.000 6, respectively, which were comparable to or higher than those observed in global surveillance strains. Both HA and NA genes displayed frequent mutations. Compared to the 2023‒2024 and 2024‒2025 Northern Hemisphere A(H1N1) vaccine strains (WHO-recommended), the HA proteins of 40 Shanghai strains exhibited amino acid substitutions at positions 120, 137, 142, 169, 216, 223, 260, 277, 356 and 451, with critical mutations at positions 137 and 142 located within the Ca2 antigenic determinant. Furthermore, mutations in the NA protein were observed at positions 13, 50, 200, 257, 264, 339 and 382. ConclusionThe genetic background of the 2024 Shanghai influenza A(H1N1) virus strains is complex and diverse, and antigenic variation may affect vaccine effectiveness. Therefore, it is recommended to enhance genomic surveillance of influenza viruses, evaluate vaccine suitability, and implement more targeted prevention and control strategies against imported influenza viruses.
2.The efficacy and safety of ibrutinib in the treatment of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstr?m macroglobulinemia
Yanshan HUANG ; Wenjie XIONG ; Jingjing YUAN ; Ying YU ; Yuxi LI ; Yuting YAN ; Tingyu WANG ; Rui LYU ; Wei LIU ; Gang AN ; Yaozhong ZHAO ; Dehui ZOU ; Lugui QIU ; Shuhua YI
Chinese Journal of Hematology 2024;45(8):755-760
Objective:To explore the efficacy and safety of ibrutinib for the treatment of newly treated and relapsed refractory (R/R) lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma (LPL) /Waldenstr?m macroglobulinemia (WM) .Methods:Retrospectively collected clinical data of 98 cases of newly treated and R/R LPL/WM patients who received ibrutinib treatment at the Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from March 2016 to June 2023, and analyzed their efficacy and safety.Results:A total of 98 LPL/WM patients were included, which consisted of 45 newly treated patients and 53 R/R patients. Of these, 74 were males (75.5%) and the cohort had a median age of 64 (42-87) years. Eighty-eight patients were eligible for efficacy evaluation with a median treatment time of 20.8 (2.1-55.0) months, a major remission rate (MRR) of 78.4%, and an overall response rate (ORR) of 85.2%. The MRR and ORR of the newly treated patients were 78.4% and 86.5%, respectively, whereas the MRR and ORR of the R/R patients were 78.4% and 84.3%, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in MRR and ORR between the initial treatment and R/R patients (all P values >0.05) . The median follow-up period was 29.1 (2.9-50.3) months and the median overall survival time for newly treated and R/R patients was not reached. The median progression-free survival time was 23.5 (95% CI 10.5-36.5) months and 45.0 (95% CI 34.0-56.0) months, respectively, with no statistically significant differences (all P values >0.05) . There were 25 deceased patients and no deaths were related to ibrutinib treatment. The main adverse reactions of ibrutinib were thrombocytopenia (5.1%) , pneumonia (8.1%) , and hyperuricemia (21.4%) . The incidence of atrial fibrillation was 2.0%. Conclusion:Ibrutinib exhibits good efficacy and safety for newly treated and R/R LPL/WM patients.
3.Research progress on rehabilitation motivation assessment tools for stroke patients
Tao XIONG ; Xuemei TAN ; Jing LUO ; Yang LI ; Yuxi ZHENG ; Fengling LI ; Xuemei WEI ; Lijun CUI ; Lanjun LUO
Chinese Journal of Nursing 2024;59(7):890-896
The rehabilitation compliance of stroke patients is generally low.Evaluating the rehabilitation motivation of patients is helpful to promote the rehabilitation management of patients,enhance the rehabilitation enthusiasm and compliance of patients,and improve the rehabilitation outcome.This paper reviews the existing stroke patients rehabilitation motivation assessment tools,and expounds the main contents,application status,characteristics and limitations of stroke patients rehabilitation motivation assessment tools,in order to provide references for the appropriate selection of clinical assessment tools,the rehabilitation management of stroke patients and the development of domestic localized stroke rehabilitation motivation assessment tools.
4.Polymorphisms of host tropism relating amino acid sites in influenza A virus
Xiuliang LIU ; Yanjiao LI ; Weijie CHEN ; Yuxi WANG ; Qile GAO ; Jingjing HU ; Zhijie ZHANG ; Chenglong XIONG
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine 2023;35(7):626-633
ObjectiveTo discover and analyze single or several correlative key amino acid sites that influence the host tropism during the influenza A virus (IAV) infection based on complete internal protein gene segments of IAV strains, and to provide evidence for the study of human host-adaptive mutations of IAV. MethodsThe full-length nucleotide sequences of 43 671 IAV strains containing 6 complete internal gene segments were downloaded from the GISAID EpiFluTM database, and 698 human-tropic (HU) and 1 266 avian-tropic (AV) representative strains were included. The consensus coding sequences of the representative strains from the amphitropic category were compared by R script, and the differential amino acid sites and their polymorphisms were then obtained. The multi-site combination analysis of differential sites was conducted with R script. ResultsA total of 49 and 57 conserved differential sites were obtained from the consensus sequence comparison between AV and H1N1 (subtype from HU), and comparison between AV and H3N2 (another subtype from HU), separately. 79 and 65 multi-site combinations were found between HU and AV strains through 3 and 4 sites combination analysis, respectively, and a total of 11 conserved sites were involved: site 271 and 684 in PB2; site 336, 486, 581 and 621 in PB1; site 204 and 356 in PA; site 33, 305 and 357 in NP. No eligible differential sites were found in M1 and NS1. ConclusionSeveral conserved amino acid differential sites, between HU and AV strains of IAV, are found in PB2, PB1, PA and NP proteins. Instead of working as single units, these sites may have interactions, forming specific amino acid combinations that determine the host tropism of IAV collectively.
5.Effective gene editing by high-fidelity base editor 2 in mouse zygotes.
Puping LIANG ; Hongwei SUN ; Ying SUN ; Xiya ZHANG ; Xiaowei XIE ; Jinran ZHANG ; Zhen ZHANG ; Yuxi CHEN ; Chenhui DING ; Yuanyan XIONG ; Wenbin MA ; Dan LIU ; Junjiu HUANG ; Zhou SONGYANG
Protein & Cell 2017;8(8):601-611
Targeted point mutagenesis through homologous recombination has been widely used in genetic studies and holds considerable promise for repairing disease-causing mutations in patients. However, problems such as mosaicism and low mutagenesis efficiency continue to pose challenges to clinical application of such approaches. Recently, a base editor (BE) system built on cytidine (C) deaminase and CRISPR/Cas9 technology was developed as an alternative method for targeted point mutagenesis in plant, yeast, and human cells. Base editors convert C in the deamination window to thymidine (T) efficiently, however, it remains unclear whether targeted base editing in mouse embryos is feasible. In this report, we generated a modified high-fidelity version of base editor 2 (HF2-BE2), and investigated its base editing efficacy in mouse embryos. We found that HF2-BE2 could convert C to T efficiently, with up to 100% biallelic mutation efficiency in mouse embryos. Unlike BE3, HF2-BE2 could convert C to T on both the target and non-target strand, expanding the editing scope of base editors. Surprisingly, we found HF2-BE2 could also deaminate C that was proximal to the gRNA-binding region. Taken together, our work demonstrates the feasibility of generating point mutations in mouse by base editing, and underscores the need to carefully optimize base editing systems in order to eliminate proximal-site deamination.
APOBEC-1 Deaminase
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genetics
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metabolism
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Animals
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Bacterial Proteins
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genetics
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metabolism
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Base Sequence
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CRISPR-Associated Protein 9
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CRISPR-Cas Systems
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Cytidine
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genetics
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metabolism
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Embryo Transfer
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Embryo, Mammalian
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Endonucleases
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genetics
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metabolism
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Gene Editing
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methods
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HEK293 Cells
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High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing
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Humans
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred C57BL
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Microinjections
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Plasmids
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chemistry
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metabolism
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Point Mutation
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RNA, Guide
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genetics
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metabolism
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Thymidine
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genetics
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metabolism
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Zygote
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growth & development
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metabolism
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transplantation
6.Density functional theory investigation on antioxidation activity of four flavonoids from Rhododendri Daurici Folium.
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2016;41(14):2675-2679
Four main flavonoids of the Chinese medicine Rhododendri Daurici Folium were studied using the density functional theory (DFT) B3LYP method with 6-311 + + G (d, p) basis set.Their activities were analyzed based on molecular structure, bond dissociation energy (BDE) and the energy gap between HOMO and LUMO. As a result, the antioxidant ability order of the four flavonoids compounds is farrerol
7.Hemostasis of Xuehanjing Oral Liquid
Zhuo ZHANG ; Ziming ZHAO ; Shunhan XIAO ; Dalian QIN ; Yuxi XIONG
Chinese Traditional Patent Medicine 1992;0(09):-
AIM: To observe the hemostatic effect and hemostasis mechanism of XHJ (Auena fatua L.) oral Liqnid on animals. METHODS: Bleeding time (BT) and clotting time (CT) were measured by means of tail cutting and glass slide method on mice, Von willebrand factoe (vWF), prothrombin time (PT) and Kaolin partial thromboplastin time (KPTT) were observed by immunoterbidimerry and coagulase test, antithrombin Ⅲ(AT-Ⅲ) by chromophoric matrix method platelet count by tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), plasminogen activatore inactivator (PAI). CONCLUSION: The results indicate that XHJ has remarkable effect on hemostasis; Its mechanism is related to accelerating blood coagulatlon, inhibiting fibrinolytic activity, adding blood vessel endothelial cell release and improving platelet adhesiveness and aggregation.

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